Nepal disaster records, 2012

Find Nepal’s Seti River flood, Manaslu avalanche and 2015 earthquake sequence by date and place.

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2012 3 events

2012 disaster events
Date	Place	Hazard	What happened and source
5 May 2012	Seti River, Kaski, Nepal	Flood	An avalanche in the Annapurna range sent a large flood down the river. Source
23 Sep 2012	Manaslu, Camp 3, Nepal	Avalanche	An avalanche swept through high camps on Manaslu. A climber who was present described the event to the international mountain-rescue congress. Source
23 Dec 2012	Eastern Terai, Nepal	Cold Wave	A cold spell and thick fog disrupted daily life. Source

2013 2 events

2013 disaster events
Date	Place	Hazard	What happened and source
16 Jun 2013	Darchula and western districts, Nepal	Flood	Rain swollen rivers damaged homes and access in western Nepal. Darchula was the worst affected district in the WHO situation report. Source
Nov 2013	Armala, Kaski, Pokhara Valley, Nepal	Sinkhole	Sinkholes began opening in the Armala area in November 2013. Field research traced the cavities to underground erosion of fine sediment. Source

2014 2 events

2014 disaster events
Date	Place	Hazard	What happened and source
2 Aug 2014	Jure, near Barabise, Sunkoshi River, Nepal	Landslide	A large landslide dammed the river east of Kathmandu, forcing residents to move to higher ground. Source
14 Oct 2014	Himalayan trekking routes, Nepal	Snow Avalanche	Heavy snow and avalanches struck trekking areas, killing hikers and leaving others missing. Source

2015 4 events

Nepal earthquakes, April and May 2015

The 25 April magnitude 7.8 earthquake and 12 May magnitude 7.3 earthquake are listed with their USGS records below.

2015 disaster events
Date	Place	Hazard	What happened and source
25 Apr 2015	Gorkha region, Nepal	Earthquake	Magnitude 7.8, depth 8.22 km (USGS). Source
12 May 2015	Eastern Nepal	Earthquake	Magnitude 7.3, depth 15 km (USGS). Source
11 Jun 2015	Nepal	Landslide	Heavy rainfall caused fatal landslides. Source
30 Jul 2015	Western Nepal	Landslide	Heavy rain set off landslides in the western part of the country. Source

2016 1 event

2016 disaster events
Date	Place	Hazard	What happened and source
5 Jul 2016	Gorkha and Pyuthan, western Nepal	Landslide	Heavy rain triggered landslides in western Nepal. Gorkha and Pyuthan were among the districts where people were killed. Source

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About the records

This selective list covers notable disasters in 2012–2016. Dates and descriptions come from the linked agencies and research. Some events span several days. USGS dates are UTC unless a local date is stated. Magnitudes and other estimates may change after assessment.